Women And Leadership

10 Nov 2014
Keynote Speech

April 2, 2013
Article

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Shattered for Women Leading Major Companies?

With all the talk recently about the need for women to "lean in," the phrase that has gained instant currency with the publication of Sheryl Sandberg's book about how women should act more aggressively in pursuing their careers, it is worth asking: Has the glass... View Details

Keywords: Women And Leadership; Women; Glass Ceiling; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Gender

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December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
Teaching Note

Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim

Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural... View Details

Keywords: Women; Racism; Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Innovation and Invention; City; Culture; Miami

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Women in Leadership

By: R. J. Ely

Keywords: Leadership; Gender

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Jul 25 2019
Testimonial

Exploring the Leadership Potential of Women

2018
Flash Talks

Exploring the Leadership Aspirations and Learning Experiences of Diverse Women Progressing Toward Top Leadership

February 2014
Teaching Note

Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

This teaching note provides a discussion plan and rich conceptual background for the "Leadership in Law: Amy Schulman at DLA Piper" case. Topics covered include definitions of success, lifespan career development, team leadership, managing professional service firms,... View Details

Keywords: Professional Service Firm; Team Leadership; Women And Leadership; Career Planning; Law; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Service Industry

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01 Mar 2014
News

Supporting Women in Leadership

Gisel and Omid Kordestani Attending the W50 Summit at Harvard Business School last spring was an eye-opening experience for Gisel Kordestani, who until then hadn't fully realized that despite the enormous strides View Details

Keywords: W50

22 Jan 2016
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Entrepreneurial Women

Keywords: women in business

1989
Chapter

Attitudes Toward Women and the Experience of Leadership

By: R. J. Ely

Keywords: Leadership; Attitudes; Gender; Experience and Expertise

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26 Jan 2013
News

Getting More Women in Leadership

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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March 8, 2022
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Women Can’t Go Back to the Pre-Pandemic Status Quo

By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

Survey data collected in 2018 and 2019 from Harvard Business School graduates revealed that for women—and especially women of color—well-being at work was suffering long before the pandemic. While 17% of all respondents said that they often or very often experienced... View Details

Keywords: Women; Burnout; Gender; Race; Resignation and Termination; Well-being; Employees

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Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

Summary Advancing Women of Color in Leadership reflects our belief in inclusion—supporting efforts to increase access to equal opportunity in organizations because it is the right thing to do. Demographic... View Details

10 Mar 2016
News

HBS Club: Women in Leadership

July 2014
Teaching Note

Rebecca S. Halstead: Steadfast Leadership

By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell

The case reviews Rebecca Halstead's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, challenges, and organizational practices she developed into a successful leader and commander in the U.S. Army. The teaching note discusses... View Details

Keywords: Strategy And Leadership; Leadership And Managing People; Working Conditions; Groups and Teams; Competitive Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Gender; Power and Influence

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March 2015
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Clifford Chance: Women at Work

By: Boris Groysberg, Katherine Connolly and Stephanie Marton

It was October 2013, and global law firm Clifford Chance was coming under fire for the second time in less than a year for reputedly failing to provide a supportive work environment for its female associates. A memo entitled "Speaking Effectively" was just issued to... View Details

Keywords: Women; Law; Fairness; Employee Relationship Management; Retention; Human Capital; Organizational Culture; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Public Opinion; Problems and Challenges; Legal Services Industry; United States

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21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

understanding of second-generation bias into a new approach to women's leadership development, moving beyond traditional programs developed for men. "Most leadership development for View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

Why are women so dramatically underrepresented in formal leadership positions, and what can be done about it? That's the basic question contemplated in a book of essays called,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

21 Feb 2012
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